Lille Travel Guide

Hospice Comtesse Museum

In the heart of Lille's old town stands one of the few remaining
Flanders buildings founded as a hospital in 1237 by the Countess of
Flanders, Jeanne de Constantinople. It remained in service as a
hospital until 1939, and today has been turned into an art museum.
Works are displayed in the old hospital ward, with its
barrel-vaulted ceiling, and other halls where the community of
Augustine nuns once lived and worked, providing a haven for the
sick. Outside there is a delightful medicinal garden. The
collections on display include paintings, tapestries, sculpture and
porcelain from the region.

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